Resolved, that I will do whatever I think will bring God the most glory which is to my own good, profit, and pleasure for as long as I live. I will do these things no matter how long it takes me to do them. Resolved, that I will do whatever I think I must do that will provide the most good for mankind in general. Resolved, to do this no matter the difficulties or the severity of those difficulties.
Jonathan Edwards(Modernized version of his first Resolution by Joey Tomlinson)
You know those seasons where life seems to slow down. Business gets a little slow, the days have a bit more standstill than you would like.
These seasons in our hustle culture seem to be burdens that need to be removed from our lives. Moments where we are not continually grinding our butts off can in a certain perspective be moments where we are failures who are not reaching our truest potential.
If our day is not packed, if our pockets are not overflowing, if we do not feel the stress of having too much to do in a 24 hour span, then for many of us we may feel the anxiety that something has gone wrong. Something needs to be made right and we must do whatever is necessary to gather all the pieces to our 1000 piece puzzle of life and put it back together in all its complexity.
But.
What if we stopped. What if we did not have our moments of freak out that business is not booming like it once was. What if we changed our perspective from that of a hustle culture mentality to one that sees the seasons of slowness(that inevitably come) as seasons to reflect back on what God has already provided for us. What if times of laxness were predetermined moments, initiated by God to cause you to slow down, be thankful, and take care of what you already have been given.
In hustle culture we are encouraged, even commanded to always be on the grind to gather more.
In God’s ecosystem though, we are encouraged to see everything on our table, whether its the tasty deviled eggs or the cheese-less Mac and cheese as opportunities to express thankfulness and find beauty in everything created.
Above the door frame in the shop I work at, you will see as you walk into the paint room the line that says: “worry about nothing, pray about everything.” A line written from a man who for 60 some years has learned in seasons of wealth and drought, that everything is a gift from God. Business, no matter how jam packed or slow it is, is a gift from God. And God, is ultimately the provider of all things.
Seasons specifically that are slow are God’s way of providing you with a moment to not only breath from the normal everyday chaos, but also a moment to ask yourself: do you really trust God will take care of you?
Be thankful.
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